France offers troops to defend Greenland


French Foreign Minister says other European nations would do the same.

France discussed the possibility of deploying troops to Greenland in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated suggestions of annexing the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot revealed.

In an interview with France’s Sud Radio, Barrot stated, “We initiated discussions with Denmark about potential troop deployment, but it was not Denmark’s preference to move forward with the idea.”

The remarks came as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen embarked on a swift diplomatic tour of European capitals, including Berlin, Paris, and Brussels, to rally support from allies in countering Trump’s aggressive stance toward Greenland.

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Trump, newly inaugurated, has expressed heightened interest in acquiring the vast Arctic island and has notably refused to rule out military or economic measures to achieve this goal.

Frederiksen met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris earlier on Tuesday and was scheduled to consult NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels.

“If Denmark requests assistance, France will stand with them. European borders… are sovereign, and no one should interfere with them,” Barrot underlined. He nonetheless downplayed the likelihood of U.S. military action regarding Greenland.

An armed conflict between the U.S. and its European allies will be the end of NATO and will mark the start of the Western security collapse.

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